Mid-Atlantic Fishing

Leesville Lake

Located near Leesville, Virginia, Leesville Lake is one of a series of impoundments
of the
Roanoke River.
The section between the Leesville Lake and
Kerr Reservoir is known as the Staunton River.

Leesville Lake (3,400 ac) is the smaller and lower of a two-lake hydro-electric power
generation project. Its sister impoundment,
Smith Mountain Lake,
is located approximately 17 miles upstream. Normally, water flows from Smith
Mountain lake through generators to Leesville Lake. During periods of low
demand, water from Leesville Lake is pumped back to Smith Mountain Lake.